US3628338A - Shipbuilding device - Google Patents

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US3628338A
US3628338A US858425A US3628338DA US3628338A US 3628338 A US3628338 A US 3628338A US 858425 A US858425 A US 858425A US 3628338D A US3628338D A US 3628338DA US 3628338 A US3628338 A US 3628338A
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Kiyoshi Tersi
Tatsumi Kurioka
Hideshi Takeuchi
Zirou Nakao
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C5/00—Equipment usable both on slipways and in dry docks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B73/00—Building or assembling vessels or marine structures, e.g. hulls or offshore platforms
    • B63B73/30—Moving or transporting modules or hull blocks to assembly sites, e.g. by rolling, lifting or floating

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  • a movable building structure surrounds a ship during its construction and is composed of a front frame and a rear frame each including pillar members supporting the building structure which spans across rails, one or more of which are laid on both sides of a building dock building the ship and also to one side of an area accommodating surface plates for assembling parts of the ship structure.
  • the front and rear frames are combined into a boxlike construction and a plurality of overhead traveling cranes are supported inside of the building structure by the frames and pillars.
  • the whole building structure rests on wheels or rollers which rotate on the rails, allowing the building structure to be moved along the rails in accordance with the progress of the shipbuilding works by a hydraulic winch.
  • This invention relates to a building structure for overlying a ship or like large structure, and more particularly one which carries a plurality of overhead traveling cranes and weather protective members such as roofs and walls to surround the ship during construction to protect the same from the effects of any undesirable weather.
  • the present invention provides a shipbuilding device which is movable along the building dock or the like, and which, in sequence, can cover substantially whole working area in accordance with a suitable arrangement of the working schedule, and which is economical in its construction.
  • the invention provides sufficient protection against all kinds of weather, allowing the assembling works of shipbuilding to be carried out in an automated manner.
  • the invention further provides a novel shipbuilding structure which has the least possibility of deformation, with the operation of the cranes or other assembling facilities thus being highly efficient.
  • An additional object of the invention is to provide a novel construction of a shipbuilding device which is comparatively light in weight and has an improved movability.
  • a shipbuilding structure which comprises a front and a rear frame including a number of pillar members mounted on frames which span across rails.
  • One or more of the rails are laid on both sides of a building dock or a building berth and also to one side of an area accommodating surface plates for use in assembling ships or the like.
  • the front and rear frames are combined into a boxlike construction.
  • a plurality of overhead traveling cranes are supported on said frames and pillars.
  • Means are provided for allowing the whole building structure to be shifted along the shipbuilding dock or the like and consist of antifriction members such as wheels or rollers rotatable on the rails.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a movable shipbuilding structure according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows various positions taken by the shipbuilding structure of the invention in accordance with the progress of the shipbuilding works
  • FIG. 3 is a schematical front view of a conventional Goliathtype crane overlying a building dock.
  • a shipbuilding structure comprises a plurality of overhead traveling cranes ll of heavy load capacity.
  • Supporting means 2 means 2.
  • Means d renders the shipbuilding structure movable along rails 5, and comprise, for instance, wheels, rollers, or balls.
  • Scaffolds 6 are movable vertically and horizontally for working on the flank of the vessel.
  • a plurality of overhead traveling cranes '7 of light load capacity are intended solely to transport welding apparatus to the desired working areas.
  • a plurality of conveyors 8 for transporting building blocks and the like into the building structure for vessel 9 now under construction.
  • FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C there are indicated the cases where the building structure according to the present invention is moved from a position A to position B and then to another position C in accordance with the building schedule of the ship or other large structure.
  • the building work outdoors of the ship or the like structure is so arranged that the work is sectionalized along the longitudinal length and that the assembling work of each of the longitudinally divided (laterally cut) sections is carried out according to a predetermined plan.
  • the building device according to the present invention is moved over to the new section prior to working on the new section.
  • the working area at any stage of the building vessel is always covered by the building structure in spite of its partial coverage of the total building area.
  • This advantageous feature improves the working efficiency of shipbuilding which is in itself easily susceptible to weather conditions.
  • the building efficiency of the ship can be maintained constant even in rainy or extremely hot weather.
  • a plurality of such shipbuilding structure may be provided at a single building dock or building slip, and a multipoint parallel construction method can be exercised for shortening the working period.
  • a plurality of heavy load cranes can be employed at cheaper cost than conventional Goliath-type cranes shown in FIG. 3.
  • the reasons for this reside in the facts that the span of the cranes can be shortened in this building structure over the conventional type crane because in the present invention, the cranes are disposed longitudinally so that they can travel in the lateral direction on lateral frames: which are supported by the intermediate pillars. Further, the load capacity of the members employed for preventing torsional deformations can be individually reduced because of the boxlike construction of the building device.
  • Another advantage attained by the boxlike construction of the building structure according to the present invention is that the possibility of torsional damage and falling of components is completely eliminated.
  • any conventional building dock or building berth can be used together with one or more building structure of the present invention, so that the double investment required for the building dock having pushers and also for the building housing may be avoided.
  • a multipoint parallel construction may be exercised so that the shortening of the construction period and rationalized distribution of man hours during the building dock assembling period are realized, such features constituting a superior characteristic of the building structure according to the present invention.
  • the employment of the building structure includes frameworks including pillars which are constructed over one part of a building dock or a building berth and also over surface plate areas for assembling parts of blocks. They include more than four pillars supporting a plurality of overhead traveling cranes; and roof and walls are provided over the framework for protecting the same from the weather such as rain and hot direct sunshine.
  • the working condition and efficiency in the building of vessels or like heavy structures can be substantially improved.
  • a building structure for a ship constructed in a building dock and provided with assembling areas alongside thereof comprising a plurality of pillar support members; a plurality of lateral frames carrying the plurality of pillar support members thereon and spanning across the building dock; a pair of rails laid on both sides of the building dock; means connecting the lateral frames with the rails to permit movement along the rails; longitudinal structural members interconnecting the lateral frames so that a boxlike construction of the building structure is fonned which extends partially along the rails; a plurality of overhead traveling cranes supported for lateral movement by the frames and the pillar members, and a pair of conveyors adapted to transport building material into the building structure, said conveyors running parallel to and being disposed between the pairs of rails on each side of the building dock.
  • a building structure as in claim 1 where the means for permitting the building structure to travel along the rails includes a fat employed in launching ships.

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US3854435A (en) * 1973-01-18 1974-12-17 Sumitomo Shipbuild Machinery Installation for assemblying ship hull subassemblies
US4813816A (en) * 1984-04-06 1989-03-21 Simanjuntak Johan H Driven pile with transverse broadening in situ
CN113428319A (zh) * 2021-08-03 2021-09-24 台州市五洲船业有限公司 一种具有可移动式顶棚的船台

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US766974A (en) * 1903-12-23 1904-08-09 Jens Salvesen Launching-way.
US3291089A (en) * 1964-02-01 1966-12-13 Lithgow William James Ship construction
US3429288A (en) * 1967-05-31 1969-02-25 Gen Dynamics Corp Ship assembly method and apparatus therefor

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US766974A (en) * 1903-12-23 1904-08-09 Jens Salvesen Launching-way.
US3291089A (en) * 1964-02-01 1966-12-13 Lithgow William James Ship construction
US3429288A (en) * 1967-05-31 1969-02-25 Gen Dynamics Corp Ship assembly method and apparatus therefor

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3854435A (en) * 1973-01-18 1974-12-17 Sumitomo Shipbuild Machinery Installation for assemblying ship hull subassemblies
US4813816A (en) * 1984-04-06 1989-03-21 Simanjuntak Johan H Driven pile with transverse broadening in situ
CN113428319A (zh) * 2021-08-03 2021-09-24 台州市五洲船业有限公司 一种具有可移动式顶棚的船台

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